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Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi
Taxonomy
Eosaurichthys chaoi was named by Liu and Wei (1988). Its type specimen is ZJNM CH-44, a set of postcrania, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Meishan quarry, lower Changxing limestone, which is in a Changhsingian offshore ramp lime mudstone in the Changxing Formation of China. It is the type species of Eosaurichthys.
It was recombined as Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi by Tintori (2013).
It was recombined as Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi by Tintori (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Eosaurichthys chaoi Liu and Wei p. 78 figs. 1; Pl. 1-2 |
| 2013 | Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi Tintori p. 291 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi Liu and Wei 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | Eosaurichthys chaoi (type locality: 123424) |